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23/12/21
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News about EUROGIP and occupational risks in Europe
You will find here all the news concerning EUROGIP, health and safety at work from the point of view of Community bodies (directives, recommendations, strategic guidelines…) and standardisation, as well as examples of good practices in the prevention or insurance of accidents at work and occupational diseases in other countries.
Abroad
21/12/21
NETHERLANDS: a new centre for compensation of occupational diseases
The Netherlands is one of the few European countries that abolished (in 1966) the specific system of insurance against occupational accidents and diseases introduced in 1901. However, in September the Dutch government set up a new centre of expertise (LEC-SB) which could be a game changer.
Abroad
21/12/21
FRANCE: everything you need to know about occupational injuries in 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic brought a significant number of economic activities to a halt from March 2020. In this context, occupational injuries and diseases (OI/OD) decreased overall compared to 2019.
Standardization
15/12/21
December 2021: What’s new in OSH standardisation?
EUROGIP monitors newly published texts or work in progress at European (CEN) or international (ISO) level in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS) standardisation.
Abroad, Covid-19 News
14/12/21
BELGIUM: extension of the recognition of Covid-19 as occupational disease
If at least 5 people are victims of Covid-19 as a result of contamination in the same work area, they may be compensated for occupational disease.
Community news
14/12/21
Platforms: European Commission makes proposals for better working conditions
On Thursday 9 December, the European Commission proposed several measures to improve working conditions on digital platforms, including a directive introducing a presumption of employment.
Abroad, Covid-19 News
02/12/21
GERMANY: A majority of companies are coping with pandemic stress
A large majority of the 2,000 company managers interviewed by phone in June 2021 admitted that employees were facing stressful work situations as a result of the health crisis.
Abroad
01/12/21
BELGIUM: the new website of the Federal Network for Mental Health at Work
In order to combine their competences for an integrated approach to this problem, the FPS Social Security has set up the "Federal Network for Mental Health @work".
Standardization
01/12/21
November 2021: What’s new in OSH standardization?
Standards publications, new work items in the standardisation programmes and consultations at European (CEN) or international (ISO) level about the occupational health and safety (OSH) standardisation activity for the month of November 2021.
Community news
22/11/21
MSDs: prevention from an early age
Faced with a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among children and young workers, EU-OSHA has identified through the literature the main risk factors and the preventive measures put in place.
